brandy alexander before i count to three
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Brandy Alexander Before I Count to Three. Written By: Aretha Abrams Illustrated By: Henry Robinson. Brandy Alexander Before I count to Three. Brandy Alexander Before I Count to Three. I love my little daughter She’s 5 ½ years old. She looks like me and acts the way I used to act - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
Written By: Aretha Abrams
Illustrated By: Henry Robinson
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
I love my little daughter
She’s 5 ½ years old.
She looks like me and
acts the way I used to act
so I’ve been told.
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
But Brandy is a challenge
when she won’t listen to
what I say. The things I
tell her for her own
good, sometimes she just
won’t obey.
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
“Brandy Alexander, you haven’t done
anything I said. I told you to pick up your
toys, stop playing and go to bed.”
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
“I know,” Brandy quickly replied. “But I’m
having too much fun. I’ll pick up my toys and
go to bed right after I’m done.”
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
“Look, little lady! Don’t you disobey me! I
want to see you in that bed before I count to three!
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
“One!” Her mother shouted, but Brandy
continued to play. She didn’t pay her mother
any attention. She just wanted her to go
away.
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
“Two!” Her mother said, as she held two
fingers in the air. Brandy sat with her arms
crossed, pretending not to care.
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
Then there was this morning,
she wanted pancakes instead of grits.
When I told her to eat her pancakes
of course she had a fit.
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
“I don’t want grits!” She cried. “I want
pancakes, sausage and eggs. I don’t want
grits.” She said, folding her arms. “I’m going
back to bed.”
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
“Watch your mouth young lady and do what
you are told. Now, sit down and eat that food
before your grits get cold.”
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
“One!” Her mother shouted, but Brandy
stood her ground. She crossed her arms and
turned her head and rolled her eyes around.
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
“Two!” Her mom said, as she held two
fingers in the air. Brandy look at her mother
pretending not to care.
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
I took her to the park. Of course, she wanted
to run and play. She took off running toward
the Jungle Gym without any delay.
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
“Momma, I know how to do this. I’m not
gonna hurt myself.”
“Brandy! Will you just do what I asked? I
don’t want you to hurt yourself.”
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
“I’m just having fun.” Brandy replied.
“Don’t talk back to me. I want to see you
sitting down before I count to three.”
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
“One!” Her mother said. Brandy would not
sit down. She swung even higher in the air as
her mother stomped her foot on the ground.
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
“Two!” Her mother shouted, holding two
fingers in the air. Brandy looked at her
mother pretending not to care.
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
“See, you think you know everything but one day you’ll listen to me. You’re going to
learn your lesson one day just you wait and see.”
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
But Brandy didn’t listen. The next time I looked around, she went her way and I went
mine without making a sound.
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
“Momma, where are you?”
“Momma, I know you didn’t leave me!”
“I want to see you face to face
before I count to three!”
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
“One!” She said, loudly.
She put one little finger in the air.
I was standing behind the center display.
I guess she couldn’t see me standing there.
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three“Two!” She said, even louder.
People stopped to turn around.
I stood right there in my place
and didn’t make a sound.
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
“Three!” She yelled, even louder.
With tears running down her face.
“I want my mommy!” She cried.
“I’ve been looking for her all over the place.”
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
“Mommy! Mommy! Where were you?
I thought you were gone.”
“You know I’d never leave you even
though what you did was wrong.”
Brandy AlexanderBefore I Count to Three
The End